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Chocolate Avenue, Suite 200  \nHershey PA 17033  \nTel: 717-533-8845  \nFax: 717-533-8661  \n[E-mail: cust@idea-group.com](E-mail: cust@idea-group.com)  \nWeb site: [http://www.idea-group-ref.com](http://www.idea-group-ref.com)  \nand in the United Kingdom by  \nIdea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.)  \n3 Henrietta Street  \nCovent Garden  \nLondon WC2E 8LU  \nTel: 44 20 7240 0856  \nFax: 44 20 7379 3313  \nWeb site: [http://www.eurospan.co.uk](http://www.eurospan.co.uk)  \nCopyright © 2005 by Idea Group Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nEncyclopedia of information science and technology / Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, editor.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 1-59140-553-X—ISBN 1-59140-794-X (ebook)  \n1. 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